Paleomagnetism : continents and oceans / Michael W. McElhinny, Phillip L. McFadden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McElhinny, M. W.

Contributor:

McFadden, Phillip L.

Series:

International geophysics series ; v. 73.

International geophysics series, 0074-6142 ; v. 73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleomagnetism.

Plate tectonics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Paleomagnetism is the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks. It has been paramount in determining that the continents have drifted over the surface of the Earth throughout geological time. The fossil magnetism preserved in the ocean floor has demonstrated how continental drift takes place through the process of sea-floor spreading. The methods and techniques used in paleomagnetic studies of continental rocks and of the ocean floor are described and then applied to determining horizontal movements of the Earth's crust over geological time. An up-to-date review of global paleomagnetic data enab

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism; 1.1 Geomagnetism; 1.2 Paleomagnetism; Chapter 2. Rock Magnetism; 2.1 Basic Principles of Magnetism; 2.2 Magnetic Minerals in Rocks; 2.3 Physical Theory of Rock Magnetism; Chapter 3. Methods and Techniques; 3.1 Sampling and Measurement; 3.2 Statistical Methods; 3.3 Field Tests for Stability; 3.4 Laboratory Methods and Applications; 3.5 Identification of Magnetic Minerals and Grain Sizes; Chapter 4. Magnetic Field Reversals; 4.1 Evidence for Field Reversal; 4.2 The Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale; 4.3 Magnetostratigraphy

4.4 Polarity Transitions4.5 Analysis of Reversal Sequences; Chapter 5. Oceanic Paleomagnetism; 5.1 Marine Magnetic Anomalies; 5.2 Modeling Marine Magnetic Anomalies; 5.3 Analyzing Older Magnetic Anomalies; 5.4 Paleomagnetic Poles for Oceanic Plates; 5.5 Evolution of Oceanic Plates; Chapter 6. Continental Paleomagnetism; 6.1 Analyzing Continental Data; 6.2 Data Selection and Reliability Criteria; 6.3 Testing the Geocentric Axial Dipole Model; 6.4 Apparent Polar Wander; 6.5 Phanerozoic APWPs for the Major Blocks; Chapter 7. Paleomagnetism and Plate Tectonics

7.1 Plate Motions and Paleomagnetic Poles7.2 Phanerozoic Supercontinents; 7.3 Displaced Terranes; 7.4 Rodinia and the Precambrian; 7.5 Non-Plate Tectonic Hypotheses; References; Index; International Geophysics Series; Color Plate Section

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-376) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-03843-1

9786611038434

0-08-051346-8

OCLC:

476100747